James McMurdock

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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James McMurdock is the Independent MP for South Basildon and East Thurrock, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

242

Votes Cast

£171,670

Expenses 2024-25

98

Majority

30.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£171,670

Staffing£158,960
Accommodation£6,555
Travel£3,096
Office£3,059

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 39,549 voters

✓Reform UK
12,178 votes30.8%
Labour
12,080 votes30.5%
Conservative
10,159 votes25.7%
Independent
1,928 votes4.9%
Green Party
1,718 votes4.3%
Liberal Democrat
1,071 votes2.7%
Social Democratic Party
140 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

4,871

Written Questions

10

Oral Questions

39

Debates Spoken In⚑

61

Speeches⚑

242

Divisions Voted

⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Financial Interests(1)

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Date interest arose
4 July 2024

Registered 18 August 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by James in Parliament

Social Security Benefits: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Driving bans for those who refuse to repay benefit debts as new DWP powers come into forc

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Jun 2026

Social Security Benefits: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Department for Work and Pensions' press release entitled Driving bans for those who refuse to repay benefit debts as new DWP

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Jun 2026

Technology: Age Assurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has made an assessment of the extent to which age-assurance technology can comply with data minimisation principles un

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology29 Jun 2026

Technology: Age Assurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the risk of personal data breaches associated with the increased use of age-assurance services.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology29 Jun 2026

Social Security Benefits: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Driving bans for those who refuse to repay benefit debts as new DWP powers come into forc

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Jun 2026

Social Security Benefits: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Driving bans for those who refuse to repay benefit debts as new DWP powers come into forc

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Jun 2026

Social Security Benefits: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Driving bans for those who refuse to repay benefit debts as new DWP powers come into forc

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Jun 2026

Social Security Benefits: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Driving bans for those who refuse to repay benefit debts as new DWP powers come into forc

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Jun 2026

Social Security Benefits: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Driving bans for those who refuse to repay benefit debts as new DWP powers come into forc

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Jun 2026

Social Security Benefits: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Department for Work and Pensions' press release entitled Driving bans for those who refuse to repay benefit debts as new DWP

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Jun 2026
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